The Arcade 2.0™ Video Game Law Blog

The Arcade “2.0” is a recognition that the simple legal issues that once walked hand-in-hand with a traditional video arcade have now been displaced by sophisticated, complex legal issues ranging from patenting the algorithms that allow video games to operate, attempted regulation by State legislatures of gaming content that is protected speech under the First Amendment, to money laundering by using virtual currency.

While certainly not the first application to use the technology, the 2016
summer sensation Pokemon Go brought augmented reality gameplay to the
forefront of the American consciousness. Augmented reality games utilize the
camera of a device, such as a cellphone, to overlay images on top of the real
world and create the impression that the images are actually there. In the
case of Pokemon Go, developer Niantic, Inc. utilizes augmented reality
technology to scatter virtual creatures called Pokemon ...

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